Receiver s cash box and tray



(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 1.

B. F. CARMAN.

REGEIVERS CASH BOX AND TRAY.

No. 451,317. Patented Apr. 28,1891.

nuuulllll" (No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 2.

B. F. ARMAN.

REGEIVBRS CASH BOX AND TRAY. No. 451,317. Patented Apr. 28,1891.

FIG E NTTED STATES PATENT OEErc-Ee BENJAMIN F. CARMAN, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

RECEIVERS CASH BOX AND TRAY.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 451,31*?, dated April 28, 1891.

Application tiled December l5, 1890. Serial No. 374,805. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, BENJAMIN F. CARMAN, a

citizen of the United States, residing in the city and county of San Francisco, State of California, have invented an Improvement iu Receivers Cash `oxes and Trays; and I hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of thesame.

My invention relates to the general class of money receiving` and handling devices.

My invention is especially intended for the use of those receivers to whom sums of money are passed at intervals-as, for example, the receivers of car-fare money, to whose offices the conductors successively repair for the purpose of turning over the money collected.

Myinvention consists in the novel box and tray and their connected and operating parts hereinafter fully described, and specifically pointed out in the claims.

The object of my invention is to provide an easy and perfectly safe receptacle for the transfer of the money from the person paying to the person receiving it, and at the same time to avoid all drafts usually occasioned by the opening of the passage through which the money is passed.

Referring to the accompanying drawings for a more complete explanation of my invention, Figure l is a perspective view showing the open box and the inserted tray on the outside of the receivers window. Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal central section of the same. Fig. 3 is a section showing the lifting mechanism of the lid of the box. Fig. 1t is a detail of one corner of the lid. Fig. 5 is an elevation of the lifting-weights and connections.

A is tho window in the rcceivers ollicc. Below this window and extending through the wall of this office is an opening a, which opens out onto a shelf B on the outside ofthe oflice. Upon this shelf and communicating with opening a is iixed the stationary frame C of the box, the hinged lid of which is c. This lid is hinged to the wall at c, and it has a closed front c2, which, when the lid is shut down, completely closes the front of the box. The top and front of the lid are glazed to admit light into the box and provide means for observing its interior.

. D is the frame, consisting of a scoop-like frame adapted to lit into the box, being passed therein through the opening a, and provided with a handle d, by which it is manipulated. The front of this tray is open, but its back 'd' is closed, and is preferably glazed, so that when in position its contents can be seen from within and the light unobstructed.

The front center of thelid is provided with a catch With this catch is adapted to engage -a sliding latch-bolt E, mounted in suitable bearings in a recess b in the shelf B, and adapted to be projected and yheld to engagement by means of a sprin g e. Now upon vclosing down the lid o of the box its catch c3 will automatically engage the latch-bolt E,

the spring c of which will hold it to its engagement, and thus effectually lock the lid in a closed position. l v

Within the recess l) is pivoted a tumbler F, the lower end of which is slotted, and is provided with a cross-pin f, which tits freely within the slotted rear end of a connectinglink G, the forward end of which is connected with the rear end of the latch-bolt E. The link G may be made, as herein shown, of a piece of bent wire, in the rear end of which the pin f tits freely.

The upper end of the tumbler F lies iu the path of the bottom of tray D, so that when said tray is inserted into the box it will come in contact with said tumbler and will thereby swing it, and thus, through the link G, the latch-bolt E will be retracted and the lid c released, aud said lid will thereupon rise by means to be presently described. Vhen the tray reaches its seat in the box, the upper end of the tumbler drops into a recess d2 made in the bottom of the tray, whereby the tumbler returns by gravity to its position of rest, and allows the bolt E to be projected, ready to cngage the latch of thc lid when the latter is again pushed down. The lid is raised and held open by the mechanism shown in Figs. S and II are cords having weights 7 upon their lower ends. These cords pass upwardly over suitable guide -pulleys h and around and back over other guide-pulleys h', located iu suitable recesses in the sides of the box C, and are connected at their ends to small ears cl on the lower back corners of the lid c. The tendency of these weights, therefore, is to pull ICO and -hold the lid open in the elevated position shown inFigs. l, 2, and

New to limit the opening ot' the lid so that it will not be pulled back too far, and also to provide a means for closing the lid from the inside .I have the following means, (shown in Fig. 3:) I is a pull-knob having a coid t', the lower end of which is connected with a crossbar J, from which a weight w is suspended,-

said cross-bar having its ends lying directly under stop-blocks h2 on the cords II. This cross-barJ prevents the opening of the lid by reason of the stop-blocks h2 coming in contact with it and thereby effecting the suspension of the weights NV and relieving the ears c4 of the lid from the strain. By pulling on the knobIthecross-bar J,operating under the blocks h2, will raise the weights IV, and the lid c will descend to a closed position by its own weight.

The whole device will be more fully understood from the following description of its operation: Its normal position isshown best in Fig. l, where-in 'it will be seen that the box is opened by the elevation of the lid c, and the tray D is in position in the box. In this position the opening a through the wall into the receivers office is closed by the rear end d' of the tray, se that no draft can take place through said opening. lVhen a conductor comes to turn in hiscollection,l1eplaces it inthe trayD and imniediatelyputs his hand upon the top of the lid c and presses it down to a closed position, and said lid is locked by its catch c3 engaging the latch-bolt E. Now no one caninterfere with the contents of the tray, and it 'is not therefore highly important that the tray should be instantly withdrawn. lVlien the receiver is ready he withdraws the tray, and thiswithdrawal does not affect thelatchbolt E, because the tumbler F, swung by the tray, simply slides its pin f in the slot-ted or bent end of lthe link G without interference, thus enabling the tray to be withdrawn without affecting' the lock of the lid, which still remains in a closed position. As soon as the tray is withdrawn, the tumbler by its own weight returns to position, and the aperture ci in the wall of the office is still closed by reason of the front closed end of the lid, and no draft can take place. lVhen the receiver has removed the money from the tray, he slioves the tray back through the opening Ct into the box, and the tray, operating on the tumblei-Rwitlidraws the latchboltE,whereby the cover or lid c is released, and the weights IV pull it to an open position, and the apparatus is then ready for the next conductor.

If for any reason the receiver wishes to close the lid c, he can do so from within by pulling on the knob I, as heretofore explained. Thus the objects of the apparatus are elfected-namely, the provision of safe means for receiving the money and preventing its being tampered with, and also the prevention of drafts linto the office, which latter is a matter of great consideration in car-receivers oflices.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is l. The combination of the box communicating with the receivers office, the swinging lid of the box, an automatic lock for holding said lid closed when pushed down, a tray adapted to be inserted and removed f rom said box, and a means for opening said lid when released from the leek, substantially as herein described. 2. The combination of the boX conimunieating with the receiver-s office, the swinging lid of said box, the tray adapted to be inserted into and removedifroin said box, a lock for said lid for holding it closed when pushed down, and a means controlled by the insertion of the tray for releasing thc lock, substantially as herein described. t 3. The combination of the box communicating with the receivers office, the swinging lid of said box, an automatic locking device for holding the lid closed when pushed down, a means for raising the lid when relieved of the lock, the tray adapted to be inserted into and removed from the box, and means controlled by the insertion of the tray for releasing the lock of the lid,substantially as herein described. t 4. The combination of the box communieating through an opening with the receivers oflice, the hinged lid of said box, having a closed forward end, and the insertible andremovable tray having a closed rear end, whereby tlie opening into the receivers oflice is closed by the lid when said lid is closed and by the tray when said lid is opened, substantially as herein described. 5. The combination of the box communieating with the receivers office, the swinging lid of said box, having the catch, the springcontrolled latch-bolt adapted to engage said catch and hold the lid closed when pushed down, the insertible and removable tray, and means controlled by the insertion of the tiay for effecting the retraction of the bolt to re-` lease the lid, substantially as herein described.

6. The combination of the box communieating with the receivers office, the swinging lid of said box, having the catch, the springcontrolled latch-bolt engaging said catch, the iiisertible and removable tray having the recess CZZ, the gravity-tumbler operated by said tray, and the slotted link or bent wire connecting said tumbler with the latch-bolt., subA stantially as herein described.

7. The combination of the box communicating with the receivers office, the hingedV lid of said box, a locking device for holding the lid closed when pushed down, and the weighted cords connected with the rear end of the lid for raising it when released of the lock, substantially aslierein described.

8. The combination of the box communicating with the receivers ofiice, the swinging lid of said box, having the catch, the springcontrolled latcli-belt, the insertible and re- IOO IIO

movable tray, the gravity-tumbler operated by saidA tray, the slotted link or bent Wire connecting thegravity-tu mbler with the latchbolt, whereby the lid is relieved by the insertion ofthe tray, and the weighted cords connected with the cover for lifting it, substantially as herein described.

9. The combination of the box communicating With the reoeivers office, the swinging lid of said box, the Weighted cords for lifting said lid, the crossbar J, and the stop-block h2 on the cords, adapted to come in contact with the cross-bar for limiting the upward movement of the lid, substantially as herein described.

l0. The combination of the box communicating with the receivers office, the swinging lid of said boX, the Weighted cords connected with said lid for raising it, the weighted crossbar, the stopblocks on the ropes or cords, the pull-knob Within the receivers oiiice, and theu cord connecting said knob with the cross-bar, substantially as herein described.

ll. The combination of the box C, communieating with the receivers oflice, the swinging lid of said box, having the closed front with catch, the spring-controlled latch-bolt adapted to engage said catch, the nsertible and removable tray having the closed inner end, the gravity-tumbler operated by the insertion ofthe tray', and the link connecting said tumbler With the latch-bolt for effecting its retraction, the Weighted cords connected with the lid t'cr raising it, the stop-bar, and the stop-blocks on the cords for limiting the openin g of the lid, substantially as herein described. f

12. The combination of the box communieating With the receivers office, the swinging lid of said box, having the closed front With catch, the sprin g-oontrolled latch-bolt adapted to engage said catch, the insertible and removable tray having the closed inner end, the gravity-tumbler operated by the insertion of the tray, and the link connecting` said tumbler with the latch-bolt for effecting its retraction, the Weighted cords connected With the cover or lid for raising it, the weighted stop-bar, and the stop-blocks on the cords for limiting the opening of the lid, the pull-knob I within the receivers office, and the cord fi,

-connecting said pull-knob With the cross-bar,

substantially as herein described.

In witness whereot` I have hereunto set my hand.

n INJAMIN F. CARMAN.

Witnesses:

S. H. NoURsE, H. F. AscHncK. 

